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Industrial Revolution

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What country did the Industrial Revolution begin in?
a)
France
b)
Britain
c)
United States
d)
Spain
2.
The cottage industry system involved manufacturing...
a)
of steam engines.
b)

by hand.

c)

in factories.

3.
What product was first made using machines in factories?
a)
Steel
b)
textiles
c)
locomotives
4.
A place where people and machines join together to mass produce goods.
a)
Cartel
b)
Corporation
c)
Factory
d)
Urbanization
5.
The Industrial Revolution was triggered by sweeping changes in what?
a)
Religion
b)
Education
c)
Farming/Agriculture
d)
Politics 
6.
How did the Industrial Revolution affect the cities?
a)
Made the crime rate decrease
b)
Led to an increase in farm workers
c)
Make the cities cleaner and safer
d)
Led to an increase in population in the cities
7.

What is the movement to and growth of cities called?

a)
imperialism
b)
colonization
c)
inflation
d)
urbanization
8.
Who would most likely benefit from the socialist ideas of Karl Marx?
a)
Business Managers
b)
Partnerships and Corporations
c)
Factory Workers
d)
Entrepreneurs
9.

The belief that factories should be owned by the workers who work in them.

a)
Socialism
b)
Mercantilism
c)
Capitalism
d)
Fascism
10.
Groups of workers who were unhappy with working conditions formed___________________?
a)
Unions 
b)
Trusts 
c)
Clubs 
d)
Monopolies 
11.
Which economic system, in which private individuals own and profit from business, was at the core of the Industrial Revolution?
a)
Socialism
b)
Mercantilism
c)
Labor union
d)
Capitalism
12.
What is the flying shuttle?  
a)
The ability to communicate 
b)
an agricultural revolution to mankind
c)
weaving device that carries thread quickly back and forth across the piece being woven.
d)
new type of steam engine
13.
What were living conditions in the city like during the Industrial Revolution?
a)
Strict housing regulations
b)
Spacious and fancy
c)

Overcrowded and unhealthy

14.

A steam engine is a...

a)

...game.

b)

...power source.

c)

...vehicle.

d)

...living thing.

15.

The assembly line is used to mass-produce goods. What is mass production?

a)

The production of high-quality goods

b)

The production of cheap goods

c)

The production of a small number of goods

d)

The production of a large number of goods

16.

Which energy source helped launch the first industrial revolution?

a)

water wheels

b)

steam engine

c)

nuclear engine

17.

Dividing up the work and giving each worker one or two simple jobs.

a)

Productivity

b)

Textile

c)

Reaper

d)

Division of Labor

18.

Steam powered train provided for faster land transportation.

a)

Steam Locomotive

b)

Cotton Gin

c)

Steamboat

d)

Industrial Revolution

19.

A machine that removed seeds from cotton fiber.

a)

Steam Locomotive

b)

Cotton Gin

c)

Steamboat

d)

Industrial Revolution

20.

Uniform pieces that can be made in large quantities to replace other identical pieces.

a)

Steam Locomotive

b)

Cotton Gin

c)

Interchangeable Parts

d)

Industrial Revolution